Malente is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 5 km northwest of Eutin and 35 km north of Lübeck.

The cities belonging to this municipality are Timmdorf, Kreuzfeld, Neukirchen, Sieversdorf, Krummsee, Malkwitz, Nüchel, Benz, Rachut, Neversfelde and Söhren.

Malente, or Bad Malente Gremsmühlen is a Municipality in Ostholstein, Germany, consisting of Bad Malente, Gremsmühlen, Rachut and Neversfelde.

However, the municipality/community itself has Timmdorf, Kreuzfeld, Neukirchen, Sieversdorf, Krummsee, Malkwitz, Nüchel, Benz and Söhren partaking in it as well.

• Sigrid Jahns, studying history, philology, philosophy and pedagogy.
• Peter Bade (1872–1956), doctor and orthopedic surgeon, pioneer of scientific orthopedics, resident of the Villa Bade in Gremsmühlen
• Holger B. Deising (* 1956), agricultural scientist
• Cay Horstmann (* 1959), author of various computer and programming books and developer of the Horstmann indent style.
• Carl Jacobsen (1910–1985), last district administrator of the Rendsburg district and first district administrator of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
• Malente, DJ and music producer
• Gerd Szepanski (1947–2012), sports reporter
• Ralf Bruhn (* 1955), musician and music producer
• Linda Teßmer (1923–1998), crime and radio play author, lived at Rosenstraße 21 from 1985 until her death
• Herlich Marie Todsen-Reese (* 1952), politician (CDU), member of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament from 1996 to 2012
• Johannes von Wicht (John von Wicht; 1888–1970), German-American painter
• Bertha Wrage (1888–?), painter
• Klaus Wrage (1891–1984), painter and graphic artist

• Official website (in German)